Ecommerce

Financial Reasons to Be Thankful For This Year

Thanksgiving is the time of year we gather around the dinner table to feast on turkey, stuffing and apple pie. Amidst the feast we share with family and friends, it is also time to reflect on the blessings in our lives and what we are thankful for.

China's Alibaba Taps U.S. for Mega IPO

Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba officially announced plans over the weekend to list its huge initial public offering in New York instead of Hong Kong.

Amazon Drops 9% on 4Q Earnings Dud

Investors punished online retail giant Amazon.com for disappointing fourth-quarter results even as analysts reacted in a more mixed fashion.

Shopping Safe Online this Holiday Season

The holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year – for cyber thieves. The National Retail Federation says Americans plan to conduct almost half of their holiday shopping on the web this year; scammers are using the popularity of e-commerce to steal Christmas - and all of your personal information.

An Ironic Shift in Shopper Sentiment

Many Americans now think it is riskier to make a credit card transaction at a brick-and-mortar retailer than via the internet, a smartphone or a tablet.